Also in this wrap: LGA Tasmania reappoints Katrena Stephenson as CEO; Nick Mitzevich appointed director of the National Gallery; and Donald Cant Watts Corke appoints Michael Chant as a director.
13 April, 2018
Among a series of events marking International Women’s Day yesterday were calls for initiatives to boost women’s representation in elected and executive positions.
8 March, 2018
By Paul Hemsley Councils in Tasmania are backing the idea of a state-based Container Deposit Scheme (CDS) after a new independent report found the move could generate long term savings for local governments in kerbside waste collection and disposal. The fresh look at the potential value of a CDS on the Apple Isle comes after […]
19 December, 2013
By Paul Hemsley An already combative relationship between Tasmanian councils and industry group Tasmanians for Reform has deteriorated further amid a fresh row over whether new increases in council rates are justified without moves to reduce the high number of local governments in the island state. Business-led Tasmanians for Reform has attacked the move by […]
20 June, 2013
By Julian Bajkowski and Paul Hemsley Local governments keen to persuade a parliamentary committee of the merits of holding a referendum on Constitutional recognition of local government alongside the 2013 federal election have set at a cracking pace, with more than 33 documents lodged as the deadline for submissions looms. The slew of input comes […]
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